Collar



Patented Oct. 1l, 1927.

UNITED STATES HENRY M. LAURE, 0F KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS.

COLLAR.

Application filed January 24, 1925. Serial No. 4,438.

This invention relates to collars, and, in its more specific aspect, to attachable shirt collars of the fold-over or turn-clown style.

Collars of this general type have been constructed with the overlapping end of the band upwardly curved to cause it to fit snugly within the foldbetween the band and wing when the col'lar is in position on the neck of the wearer. It has been proposed to removably attach an upturned tieengaging member to the overlying end of the band for the purpose of retaining the tie in proper position within the collar. The use of such tie-retaining members, however, give rise to serious ditliculties, as the weight of the member and of the tie serve-especially in the case of soft or semisoft collars-to p'ull the overlapping flap down from its normal position and thus defeat the purpose of the member and destroy the good appearance of the collar.

The object of this invention is to provide an attachable collar with a downwardly eX- tending flap on the upper edge of the overlapping end of the band for the purpose of causing the tie to hold the overlapping end of the band in its normal position, thus preventing sagging and tending to maintain a uniform opening between the adjacent ends of the wing portion of the. collar.

Vith these and other objects in View, as lwill be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination of elements, and arrangement of parts hereinafter to be fully describedl and pointed out in the sub joined claim.

A full and complete understanding of the invention may be obtained from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of the disclosure, it being understood that while the drawing shows a practical embodiment of the invention, the latter is not to be confined to the showing thereof but may be changed and modified, so long as such changes and modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as pointed out in the claim.

In these drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of a collar having a tie associated therewith, and embodying the novel features of the invention,

a portion being broken away to disclose the position and cooperation of hidden parts;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a. low collar embodying the invention, showing th-e wing and band flattened out in a single plane; and Fig. 8 is a similar view of ahigh collaru In the particular embodiment of the inr vention illustrated in the drawing, the reference-numeral l indicates the collar-band. as a whole, which includes a slightly arcuated central portion 2 having a vbut'tonhole 3 located centrally of the band and adjacent the lower edge thereof for the reception of a collar button, an underlying end portion 4, and an overlying end portion 5. Buttonholes 3 are also provided in the end portions i and 5 to receive the front collar button. Preferably and as shown, a wing 6, of any desired conformation, is secured centrally to the upper edge of the central portion 2 of the band l, as by a row of designed to be folded down over the band, as clearly shown in Fig. l of the drawing.)a This wing may be equal in width to the band l, or may be wider and extend below the band, as shown in Fig. l of the drawingr The end portions 4L and 5 of the band as a whole, that is, both the upper and lower edges thereof, curve sharply upward, as at 8, adjacent the ends of the wing 6, in order that, whenthe collar is in its normal position (Fig. l) on the neck of the wearer, the end portions-particularly the overlapping portion 5-will extend in the same direction as the corresponding portions of the central portion 2; 'It will be observed that this construction causes the upper edge of the overlapping portion 5 lto fit closely against the fold 9 when the collar is in its normal position, that is, with the front considerably lower than the back, andthere iS therefore small likelihood of its moving from that position. In order to secure the desired fit it is necessary that the curve 8 vary according to the height of the collar, the greatest cur-` vature being demanded by the low type of collar (Fig. 2).

A flap or tab 10 fast at its upper end to the upper edge of the overlapping end 5 of the band is designed to extend downwardly between the tie ll and the wing 6 to cause the tie, by its engagement therewith, to aid in holding the overlapping end of the band in position.

stitches 7, and is ill) I/hle I have shown the hand l and Wing 6 as separate pieces, I do not wish to be limited to Such :L construction, as it s obvious that they may be made integral and Jrhe f3 tab l0 be sewed to the band if desired;A

`What I claim is: l A fold-over collar comprising a. 1meek-band and a. fold-over Wing, end-p0rtons of Said' band extending past the ends of said Wing, and a tie-engaging' tab having iis nppel' edge 0 secured to the upper edge 0i` one of said end-portions and being otherwise unsecured to said band.

In testimony Whereo2 I zuix my signature.

HENRY M. LAUBE. 

